Wallabies name 40-player training squad for January camp
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies coach Joe Schmidt has named a 40-player squad to assemble in Sydney ahead of the 2026 season. The start-of-year camp will see the group come together before returning to their Super Rugby Pacific...
Japan Retains Eddie Jones as Head Coach
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan has completed its end of season evaluation, and the Japan Rugby Football Union has confirmed that Eddie Jones will remain in charge of the national team. The Brave Blossoms finished their 2025 international...
Sevu Reece to depart the Crusaders at the end of the 2026 season
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbySevu Reece will be departing the Crusaders at the conclusion of the 2026 season, having signed with French side Perpignan. Reece remains contracted with...
Bok boost for Stormers in Gqeberha
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are nine Springboks in the Stormers starting line-up for the Champions Cup encounter with Stade Rochelais at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Warrick Gelant, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cobus...
HSBC SVNS: Argentina bounce back in Cape Town after Dubai despair
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyWallaroos, Black Ferns Sevens and Blitzboks go unbeaten on a dramatic opening day of HSBC SVNS rugby in Cape Town, while Argentina look forward to a semi-final outing after finishing eighth in the desert...
The Sharks Confirm Transition In Head Coaching Role
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks can confirm that Head Coach John Plumtree has communicated to The Sharks ownership his intention, to step away from his role following the conclusion of our upcoming fixture against Toulouse...
World Rugby Executive Board recommends that a lower tackle height be written into community game law
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe World Rugby Executive Board has recommended that a lower legal tackle height at the sternum is made a full law of the community game. The move was proposed by the 11 unions who have been participating...
Etzebeth banned for 12 weeks over eye gouge
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyEben Etzebeth, South Africa's double World Cup-winning second row, has been banned for 12 weeks for an eye gouge against Wales. The 34-year-old was seen to make contact with the left eye of Alex Mann...
French flavour awaits SA teams in Champions Cup
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyReigning champions Union Bordeaux Bègles will kick off the defence of their Champions Cup crown against the Bulls in Pretoria, while the Stormers and Sharks both face tough away fixtures in France...
HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyHSBC SVNS arrives in Cape Town this weekend on 6-7 December as the world’s top sevens teams continue their campaign following an action-packed opening round in Dubai. The event marks ten years since...
